Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve is a 1,190 acres nature preserve and biological field station formally established as a reserve in 1973. The biological preserve is owned by Stanford University, and is part of the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Searsville Dam.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Research institute
Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, is a federally funded research and development center in Menlo Park, California, United States.
Searsville Dam
Dam
Photo: Efly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Searsville Dam is a masonry dam in San Mateo County, California, that was completed in 1892, one year after the founding of Stanford University, and impounds Corte Madera Creek to form a reservoir known as Searsville Reservoir or Searsville Lake.
Our Lady of the Wayside Church
Church
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Our Lady of the Wayside Church is a modest church built in 1912 for the then-growing Catholic parish of Portola Valley by a combined effort of Jewish, Protestant and Catholic members of The Family, a San Francisco men's club that owns a nearby rural retreat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ladera and Portola Valley.
Ladera
Village
Ladera is a census-designated place in southern San Mateo County, California, adjacent to Portola Valley. Primarily a residential community, it comprises approximately 520 homes, governed by the Ladera Community Association.
Portola Valley
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Portola Valley is on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The city is in San Mateo County and is south of Woodside and west of Menlo Park.
Woodside
Photo: Jawed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodside is a small town on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is considered one of the wealthiest towns in the United States, and is home to many celebrities and executives. Despite its small size, Woodside features many local attractions.
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: research center at Stanford University
- Categories: protected area, organization, research center, and recreation area
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.40365° or 37° 24′ 13″ northLongitude
-122.22715° or 122° 13′ 38″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Operator
Stanford School of Humanities and SciencesOpen location code
849VCQ3F+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 296141801OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
5360467Wikidata ID
Q6164036
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve”
- Chinese: “碧玉嶺生物保護區”
- French: “Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve”
- Japanese: “ジャスパー・リッジ生物保護区”
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